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NO NEED to debate and contradict in message after message. Stop! Science rules, not your opinions: 1) There is no advantage to a hermetic seal. PERIOD. 2) A simple lid, left slightly loose, suffices. 3) A cloth or paper towel fixed with a string or elastic band to keep dust and insects out is also fine. 4) Conversation over! Science trumps your contradictions and empirical evidence. Think, think, think: For thousands of years without hermetic seals, absolute sterile jars and tools, using cloths for covers, folks created all sorts of cereal- and dairy-based fermented foods without all the modern fuss and utterly baseless, unscientific opinions of so-called modern improvement. Let it go!
Are we to understand that the (cold) dough goes directly from the refrigerator to the stove without reaching room temperature first? Greetings from Québec...
I have tried making homemade tortillas and bread to no avail. This here, keeping the top on top to not have it stick makes a world of difference. Saved me 3 cups of flour lol.
I have several grain mills and coffee grinders. I would recommend to not grinding coffee beans in grain mills. You will ruin both, the coffee and flour. Same goes for spices. Purchase dedicated mills for spices, coffee and grains.
Why do you bake in a cast iron pot in your modern fan-assisted oven? This prevents air circulation around the dough and it takes a long time to bake the bread! I bake bread in my fan-assisted oven on thin flat trays at 200 degree Celsius for 25 to 30 minutes.